Chapter 1256: One Party Breached the Contract

12 Feb, 2025

Chapter 1256: One Party Breached the Contract

The moment Xu Que stepped out of the Starfire pagoda, the fluctuations of the Gods in the black heterochromatic substance shook the starry sky.

The gazes of the Immortals and Gods on the battlefield were all focused on the scarlet star.

The star trembled.

Then, these gazes moved and finally landed on Xu Qing's body, and also on the cage that he had dragged out!

Gazes were heavy, especially those of Gods. They were extremely heavy and could suppress the body and soul. The moment they landed, it seemed like they wanted to crush Xu Qing's body and even his soul.

As for the Immortals' gazes, they rapidly converged on Xu Que and drove away the oppressive gazes of the Gods!

Therefore, as Xu Qing moved forward, thunder rumbled around him. The void shattered, sometimes distorted, sometimes shook, sometimes became clear, and sometimes collapsed!

Xu Qing's face was expressionless as he continued to drag the cage forward until he reached the edge of the stars. Under the gazes of tens of thousands of people, he stopped and looked around with a cold gaze!

This area was located between the fourth and fifth star rings. It was once a battlefield and got its name from the blue star fog!

The blue sky shattered.

As far as the eye could see, the starry sky between black and white was filled with blue fog. A large number of shattered stars floated in it, intertwining with each other like the spine of a giant beast. They stretched for trillions of miles in the blue fog!

The surface of these broken stars was covered in strange veins. The invisible confrontation between the God and the Immortal seemed to have formed a pulse, causing the veins on these broken stars to shine, causing the surrounding space to ripple with the color of blood!

Magnificence and vastness coexisted at this moment!

This was the background.

And in this background, the cultivator army's formation formed densely packed dots that seemed to follow the trajectory of the fifth ring's stars and turned into a Heavenly Cycle Diagram!

The momentum was great, and there were so many of them that one couldn't see the end of them!

One could only see that each of these densely packed dots was a formation of tens of thousands of people!

And in the center of each formation, there was a war drum branded with the Taotie Swallowing Heavenly Pattern!

At this moment, as Xu Qing paused, the sound of the war drum shook the sky like heavenly music!

As for the other side of the background, within the black heterochromatic substance shrouded the God Race army, collapsed stars could be seen. Inside them, flesh and blood appeared, and they were swallowing the heterochromatic substance!

On each star, there were a large number of Gods!

They were also densely packed and boundless!

Behind them, there were countless mutated flesh and blood that formed huge ancient meteor bows. With the Star River as the bowstring, the bowstrings were drawn!

The trembling sounds that came out caused the atmosphere of the battlefield to stagnate!

There were also golden meteors that flew in mysterious trajectories on the Gods' side, forming a God barrier that spanned across the battlefield!

Every time the barrier's sound waves, a black hole vortex would appear and swallowed the sound waves into distorted light rays!

Their momentum!

However, what shocked the gods even more was the boundless area above their heads!

There, the scroll and the Heavenly river God Race army.

On one side of the scroll was Immortal Lord Zhan Lu's majestic figure. He opened the Eight Desolates and Six Directions scroll behind him. The golden cloud pattern extended into a scroll that covered half the star field. Every stroke of the scroll was the manifestation of the laws of the world!

The Heavenly river was slowly freezing at his fingertips!

Very few people could clearly see their exact appearances, but the pressure and aura they exuded were clearly reflected in the senses of all living beings!

And they were staring.

They were looking at the core of the ancient battlefield of the exchange ground!

Over there, the fog tumbled and retreated, revealing a vast altar floating in the air.

This altar was made up of three hundred and sixty giant coffins and three hundred and sixty giant logs!

The coffins were made of demonic copper!

The green rust on the surface was peeling off, revealing the dark red blood sacrifice inscriptions!

Every time the star fog storm swept by, the coffin lid would tremble and release black fog, which would condense into a terrifying and strange shadow!

The wood was formed by Immortal Crystals!

The Immortal Patterns flowing on the surface shone with silver light and emitted an unparalleled vitality!

Every time the black fog from the coffins appeared, the Immortal Wood would suppress it and transform into wisps of Immortal Hero Spirits to fight with it!

This altar formed by them was the intersection of this exchange.

Looking at all this, even though Xu Qing had participated in many wars, he was still shocked by this scene. Thus, his gaze became deep. After pausing for a moment, he raised his foot!

He walked out of the crimson giant and into the galaxy!

The cage behind him drew out a dark red trajectory in the starry sky as he walked towards the altar in front of him!

At the same time, on the side of the Gods, the giant golden barrier rippled violently. Under the gazes of countless cultivators, an God walked out of the barrier!

This God's appearance was similar to that of a cultivator. He was like a middle-aged male human, but his body was much larger. He was about seven to eight meters tall!

However, his appearance could be said to be extremely beautiful. His purple hair reached his feet and fluttered as he walked forward. He was clad in golden divine armor, which accentuated his perfect body proportions!

As for his cultivation level!

It was obviously due to the agreement of this exchange!

He was at the peak stage of the God Altar Tier!

At this moment, as he walked out, one could see that he was surrounded by five old men in ragged clothes. Their faces were yellow and their bodies emaciated. Some even had numb expressions!

Each of the five old men had countless wounds on their bodies. They were all covered in cuts and bruises and looked extremely haggard. Their flames of life were also extremely dim. It was obvious that they had been tortured in the years after they were captured!

They were the human cultivators who were going to be exchanged. Each of them had made great contributions to the fifth star ring!

This scene was reflected in the eyes of the cultivators. Immediately, the emotions of the cultivators became turbulent, and the sound of the war drums became even louder!

The Jade-faced God felt all of this. His eyes were cold as he raised his hand and the ropes around the necks of the five human cultivators suddenly tightened. The five of them trembled in extreme pain, as if their necks were about to be cut off!

Then, he looked at Xu Qing!

In an instant, the atmosphere of the battlefield became intense!

Xu Qing's eyes were also cold!

Although he didn't know the five Lower Immortals, he knew about their battle achievements from the General Lord. At the same time, he could see that the Jade-faced God was provoking him!

Therefore, he raised his hand and the cage holding the Goddess spread out, turning into chains that wrapped around the Goddess's limbs. Then, he grabbed the Goddess's body and grabbed her by the neck!

He began to absorb the source substance in front of the gods and even the God Emperor.

The Goddess trembled all over and woke up from her coma. Her expression was one of pain!

The gods' side was immediately in an uproar!

Their killing intent was extremely strong!

Xu Qing's act of absorbing the Goddess's source substance in front of everyone was a great provocation to the gods.

The Jade-faced God stared at Xu Qing. Then, he expressionlessly released the ropes around the necks of the five humans!

Xu Qing also released his hand and stopped absorbing. Instead, he held the chains and let the Goddess walk on her own!

Both sides were moving toward the central altar!

Everywhere he passed, dao lotuses bloomed under Xu Qing's feet, and his cultivation reached the peak of his condition!

The void that the Goddess walked through collapsed constantly. Divine blood dripped but did not dissipate. It floated along the way, as if flesh and blood stars were being born from nothingness!

However, as she moved forward, the Goddess became extremely weak. Her steps gradually became difficult. Every step she took, the chains around her ankles would grow thorns of light that caused pain to the gods!

The sound of the shackles was like the cold sound of the Nether, reminding her of the pain she suffered along the way. Her withered hair seemed to speak of her grievances, which dissipated and turned into stardust, falling to the ground.!

As for Xu Qing, his expression seemed calm, but his heart was on high alert. At this moment, he was prepared for any unexpected situation!

He was a little uneasy!

Although he could feel the countless gazes behind him, as well as the rumbling of the drums!

However, after discussing with his team, he found out that among the many possibilities of why he was sent to escort the exchange, there was one possibility...

"If the Goddess knows about the exchange, with her hatred for me, will she make additional requests?"

Xu Qing's gaze fell on the Goddess, who was staggering forward, and he narrowed his eyes!

Just like that, time passed little by little. Xu Qing escorted the Goddess and the Jade-faced God from the God Faction. They got closer and closer to the central altar and walked into the asteroid belt!

Until … when they were less than 100,000 feet away from the altar in the asteroid belt!

"Every strand of my Origin Substance you devour will turn into a star that pierces your destiny. It will become the greatest regret and curse of your life."

The Goddess suddenly turned around. The strange substance here caused the extinguished stars in her eyes to reignite with golden flames!

Xu Qing didn't say a word. He pulled the God Binding Lock in his hand. Instantly, the immortal spirit inscriptions on the chain shone and formed a suction force!

The Goddess groaned. The Origin Substance on her body spread out from her wounds. She stumbled and stepped on a small asteroid floating over!

The black rocks on the asteroid suddenly wriggled as if they were alive. They dyed Goddess rusty robes even more red!

Xu Qing's Daoist robes moved without wind, forming a vortex of stars that rotated counterclockwise around him!

The Origin Substance that seeped out from the Goddess' wounds was sucked into the vortex, turning into spots of light that pulsated like moonlight in his eyes!

Then, he spoke indifferently!

"Noisy!"

The Goddess glared at Xu Qing. She gritted her teeth and continued forward. She wanted to move faster, but with the rope around her, her speed was controlled by Xu Qing!

Like this, under Xu Qing's rhythm, the distance between them and the altar was reduced to 30,000 feet!

From this position, he could see Jadeface's entire appearance and the exact state of the five human cultivators!

The uneasiness in his heart grew stronger and stronger!

Xu Qing's eyes flashed, and he suddenly reached out with his right hand to grab the struggling Goddess. Ignoring her struggles, he grabbed her by the neck!

He took a deep breath.

This time, the intensity of the suction was greater than before!

In the past, Xu Qing would slow down after absorbing all the Origin Substance. However, this time, the Goddess, who had not regenerated much Origin Substance to begin with, was still being sucked dry!

It was as if the Origin Substance was about to be released, so he did not care if he could continue!

The pain that this suction brought to the Goddess was naturally greater than before. It was about to break through the threshold of her mental collapse!

This scene caused the gods' side to be in turmoil. Countless low roars reverberated, and endless pressure rumbled. Even Jadeface's expression turned serious, and he sped up!

The cultivators' side was also shaken by Xu Qing's sudden actions!

Seeing that the exchange between the two sides had become turbulent, the Goddess' struggle had reached its limit. Perhaps it was because of the strange nature of this place, or perhaps there was some mysterious help!

Hence, as the Goddess struggled in the extreme pain, a terrifying power erupted from her body. The shrill screams from her mouth caused Xu Qing's hand to be shaken off!

At the same time, all the iron chains that Xu Qing had tied her to were shattered!

She was instantly free.

The feeling of freedom made the weakened Goddess unable to consider the rationality of her actions. At that moment, she rapidly advanced, transforming into a stream of light that vanished behind Jadeface!

She had returned to the side of the gods.

Xu Qing's expression was unsightly as he stared at the Goddess' figure and suddenly spoke!

"You can't escape. We will meet again."

As Xu Qing's words echoed, the Star-Eyed Goddess' figure turned around and stared at Xu Qing. The golden light in her eyes was tinged with blood. She could no longer suppress the anger in her heart. She gritted her teeth and spoke the words that she had been holding back for a long time!

"That's right, we will meet again soon.

Xu Qing, I've endured you all this time. Do you really think that everything is under your control? How laughable. Do you know that you are the target of the exchange? I was the one who proposed it in the agreement between my father and your Immortal Lord. "

In this special state, Xu Qing could tell if these words were true or false. Therefore, all the emotions on his face instantly dissipated, and he calmly spoke!

"So that's how it is!"

Even as the words left his mouth, he waved his hand, causing everything in front of the Goddess to shatter like a bubble!

She was still beside Xu Qing, still being held by Xu Qing by the neck, and still 30,000 feet away from the altar.

This scene startled her, and a monstrous wave was set off in her heart. Her pupils shrank and she exclaimed in disbelief!

"True God illusion, how could you have a true God illusion?"

Xu Qing didn't respond. At this moment, he sealed the Goddess and then flew into the distance!

At the same time, an ancient whisper came from the depths of the void. The frozen river at God Emperor Li Zhu's fingertip shattered into countless pieces of ice that fell into the stars!

Some kind of existence that transcended time and space appeared in every ice land. It turned into the eyes of the gods that stared at everything!

"Zhan Lu, you broke the contract!"